Suspected Meth Found in Bag Left at Tsim Sha Tsui Hotel
SingTao · 3 SOURCESabout 1 hour ago1 MIN
Summary
Police were called to a hotel at 13 Canton Road in Tsim Sha Tsui on the morning of August 18 after a security guard found a suspicious reusable bag on the premises. Officers said the bag contained a small quantity of suspected methamphetamine, a suspected meth pipe and miscellaneous items, and the case has been classified as possession of dangerous drugs.
Key Points
- The report was made at about 7am, with on.cc specifying 7.25am, after a hotel security guard discovered the suspicious bag at 13 Canton Road.
- Police officers who arrived at the scene found about 2 grams of suspected methamphetamine, with an estimated street value of about HK$980
- The bag also contained a suspected meth pipe and other miscellaneous items, according to police findings at the scene.
- Initial inquiries suggested the reusable bag had been left at the hotel on August 17 by a man aged about 40 to 50.
- The man later became uncontactable or disappeared, and the Yau Tsim District crime squad's Team 7 is following up the case.
Why It Matters
The case remains active because police have not made any arrest and are trying to trace the middle-aged male believed to have left the bag behind. For hotels and other premises that accept temporarily stored belongings, the incident underlines the risks posed by unattended items and the need for prompt reporting when suspicious contents are discovered.